The Story Continues...

The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study is
part of the Center for Demography of Health and Aging at the
University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Over the years, the Wisconsin
Longitudinal Study has been supported by several government agencies
and by private foundations, as well as by the University of
Wisconsin.

Since the early 1990s, the WLS has
been supported mainly by the National Institute on Aging, which is
part of the National Institutes of Health and also by the Vilas
Estate Trust, the National Science Foundation and the Spencer
Foundation.

Welcome to the website of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study,
one of the most extensive and successful studies ever conducted in the social
sciences. Click on "News and Findings" for interesting research
based on WLS data.

When we began collecting your saliva samples to extract DNA the science that combines genetic data with interview data was in its infancy. WLS correctly anticipated the value of this combination. Today we are proud to announce an award from the National Institute of Health to analyze the saliva and include the results in the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes otherwise known as dbGaP. Because of this award, your saliva donation became much more valuable for scientists looking to link genetic markers and health outcomes. Our first pass at analyzing your saliva allowed us to study about 80 genetic markers. Now with the additional funding, we can study hundreds of thousands of genetic markers. Additionally you donated enough saliva that we still have some left for future analyses.